King wants an agreement that would restrict the circulation of fully automatic and converted semi-automatic weapons in such a way that safeguards their legitimate use. FIREARMS UNITED agrees with this aim – the safeguard of legitimate use, that is. King believes that the European Commission, Council and Parliament can come out with effective control measures against criminal misuse of firearms. We … Read More
Conference 16/11/16 starts 30 minutes earlier
Due to MEP’s working schedules we start now at 14:00 Catering starts at 13:30 in room PHS 1A002 Accreditation Left from the main entrance in the Visitors Center (separate entrance) between 12.30 and 12.45 APS Altiero Spinelli Building, European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels. There, guests receive their stickers. Then the group has to go to the main entrance, where security … Read More
Remember, remember the 18th of November
Last year we posted this meme and asked you to answer the feedback of the Commission: Say NO to #EUgunban and sign www.gunban.eu Please also write your FEEDBACK to EU to the gun law. Do it politly, do it in your own words and language: https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/?fuseaction=feedback&docId=3085376&language=en 27,763 feedbacks came in! Did you hear anything about it? Have they been mentioned or … Read More
Semiautomatic still threatened
Wednesday 19 of October the Swedish IPSC Association had arranged a meeting with Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, MEP and shadow rapporteur for IMCO in the Trialogue around the Firearms Directive and FIREARMS UNITED has received first hand information about the meeting. Anna Maria Corazza Bildt first received a demonstration of the sport. European Champion IPSC Handgun, Stefan Ekstedt and Swedish … Read More
UN and EU Firearms Expert Suspected for Distribution of Illegal Firearms
Since last year the proposals of the European Commission tried to bring us new and draconian gun legislation. The EC hoped to get a quick vote in their favor on the back of the terror attacks last year in France. We have been working very hard since that proposal to counter the inaccuracies and general lack of common sense in … Read More
Finnish Organizations Issue a joint statement about firearms directive
Finnish organizations issue a joint statement about firearms directive
They need to hear YOU
As the first round of trialogue is over, the final form of new Firearms Directive is becoming more clear. Much of its nonsense, such as registration of harmless replicas or destruction of valuable and historically significant firearms in collections, was removed. This is especially thanks to the diligent work of many MEPs in the IMCO committee, and also to many … Read More
What Kind of Firearms Directive could Emerge from the Trilogue?
What could the possible outcome from the trilogue look like?
Back to the core business – Summary from Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Back to the core business – Summary from Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer
Short summary on what happened in the European Parliament on Monday
#FAKE: Did Sky News pay hunters to act as arms traffickers?
This report presented by British TV station Sky News, suggesting that Romania is the scene of a traffic arms, seems to be a fake! Sky News broadcasted on 7th of August material made by Stuart Ramsay on arms dealers in Romania with these words: “Eastern European gangs tell Sky News they’ll sell automatic weapons, like AK-47s, to anyone – including … Read More